Traveling-bag



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J. W. LIEB. Traveling Bag.

No. 233,154. Patented Oct. 12,1880.

N. PETERS. PHOTO LITHDGRAPHER WASHINGTON D c UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

JOHN W. LIEB, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

TRAVELING-BAG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 233,154, dated October12, 1880. Application filed March 29, 1860. (ModeL) To all whom it mayconcern Be it known that I, JOHN WV. LIEB, of Newark, in the county ofEssex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain Improvements inTraveling-Bags, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists in an improved manner of uniting and protectingthe corners of traveling-bags; and it consists in a peculiarconstruction and application of a metal joining and protecting plate, ashereinafter described.

Hitherto the corners of traveling-bags have been united by sewing,riveting, and otherwise securing together the leather or other materialof which the body was composed. These methods are objectionable becauseof their expense, their insecurity, and because the cor ners of the bagwere left unprotected, and liable to Wear and injury unless specialmeans of protection were employed.

In carrying out my invention I provide sheetmetal strips foldedlengthwise into such form that they resemble in cross-section the letterS. The material forming the body of the bag is brought together at thecorners and one edge lapped upon the other. The metallic strip is thenapplied in such manner as to embrace within its folds the two edges ofthe body, and then the metal compressed firmly and closely upon thematerial. When thus applied the strip unites the two edges of the bodyfirmly together, holds the corner in a stiff square form, and, beingpartially exposed upon the outside, forms a guard or shield to protectthe corners from wear and injury. The metal strips may be ornamented inany suitable manner, and may be retained in place merely by compression,or by providing them with corrugations or indentations to be seated inthe leather or body of the bag.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 rep-- resents a perspective viewof a valise or bag constructed on my plan; Fig. 2, a cross-sectionthrough one of the corners, showing the manner in which the joint isformed; Fig. 3, a perspective view of one of the metal cornerstrips; andFig. 4, a plan view, showing the form of one of the body-sheets beforeit has been in shape.

A represents the body of the bag, and B the metal corner-strip. Incutting the body portion it is so formed that upon bringing the metaltogether at the corners one edge maybe turned inward and lapped againstthe face of the other, as represented at a, Fig. 2. A corner-strip ofsuitable length is then applied, as in said figure, embracing one of theedges within each of its folds. The application of pressure thencompletes the corner.

It is preferred to construct the bag with each side formed in a singlepiece, as represented in Figs. 1 and 4, so that it will have seams orjoints at the corner only; but my method of construction may be appliedwith equal advantage to all joints which may occur at the corners orangles.

I am aware that the parts of a bag have been connected by a metal stripriveted to them, and this Ido not claim, my device having the advantagethat it avoids the labor and expense of riveting and gives a continuoushold upon the edges of the parts.

Having thus described my in ention, what I claim is- A valise or satchelhaving its body united at the corners or joints by means of metallicstrips folded in an 8 form and arranged to embrace the edges of thebody, as shown.

JOHN W. LIEB. Witnesses:

OSCAR ISING, F. R. STUBENBORDS.

